Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Marshall draws 11,719 commuters a day, with 2.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 15,879 jobs in Marshall for 6,325 working residents. The two grades for Marshall are C for jobs and income and A for walkability. About two in three work in Marshall; the top destination outside it is Cottonwood (1%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Marshall apart
Commutes from Marshall are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Marshall is where the jobs are
Marshall has 15,879 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 24,000 people are in town, 67% more than the 14,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Marshall draws workers from far and wide
The 15,879 jobs in Marshall are filled from a wide area. Marshall’s own residents hold 26% and the ten next-biggest home towns 13%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Marshall’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marshall is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #230 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment holds Marshall’s grade up (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marshall could be anywhere from C− to B−.
About 11 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshall workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,038 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A workday in Marshall: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,165 residents head out to work and 4,160 work right here.
About 24,000 people are in Marshall on a workday afternoon, 67% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Marshall live
Where Marshall clocks in
1% of workers
1% of workers
1% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Marshall’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshall, 2013 → 2023: 14,734 → 15,879. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marshall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Marshall
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Marshall is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marshall is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #35 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Marshall near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,853 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 12.2% of Marshall households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Marshall’s commuters take a bus or train.
Marshall places 1,694th of 2,227 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Mendota Heights MN | 11,475 | $133K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Victoria MN | 12,447 | $196K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,692 | Killingly CT | 18,177 | $84K | 11.4% | 10.3% | 23% | C |
| 1,693 | Spanish Lake MO | 17,873 | $56K | 14.8% | 7.2% | 2% | C |
| 1,694 | Marshall MN | 14,171 | $69K | 16.9% | 3.7% | 66% | C |
| 1,695 | Newton NC | 13,822 | $62K | 12.0% | 6.2% | 12% | C |
| 1,696 | Shelton WA | 10,921 | $70K | 17.4% | 3.8% | 17% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Marshall, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Marshall and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | – | C | A | 11 min | $68,566 |
| Fairview Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lake Marshall Township | under 1% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lynd Township | under 1% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Grandview Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township, Lake Marshall Township, Lynd Township and Grandview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marshall’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Marshall: questions
What is the median household income in Marshall?
$68,566 (±$7,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshall?
16.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshall?
11 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshall work?
66% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cottonwood (1%, 12 mi), Mankato (1%, 92 mi), Minneapolis (1%, 129 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marshall walkable?
Marshall is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marshall without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marshall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshall
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.